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10 ASSAULT STRONGHOLD. MKMnrKLI will. LEAD ITTACK IN i HtCAOO, Would.iw* Ihetaior lla?lcil? tu Chi 1 "k" to lakr IVrMMial < oiiiiiimiiiI of PJfjj Mcrevoarh^ and Will Try to Carr\ iIm? ('onvcnlkui l?> Storm? IW|nit^ l.tHNl for the ItouiIlM i on\? utloii Ever Held. ? hi. I ,?>. Jiitir II. a lot, RoOSSVelt'l Mtual ?t ,rt from Nee. V..rk this if ternoon to inj*?? t his oWfl personal? Ity Int ? th?- sttuntlog surrounding the battle i..r d.h <at??.< t.? th*? Kepuhli ?ran national i nftl.-nti-?n wus pructlcal ly the ..nly topic ,,f conversation after the fa? t he, a roe known hele. To the Taft le oh rs the announce merit >.f Cid ltvnn. \- It was in the nature .?f >t red' rag to hull. Director McKlnle) g| 'he Taft cam? paign maaaicem. nt nsn- ?1 a Statement *<M?n after Mr Itnosevelt* start be? came known in which he declared? mo-uuiv gj->?u> that the eertuin Taft strength wmm 5?4 delegates?54 more H ? n . nough f ?i . nomination. He and all the other Taft leaders de? clared lloo??e\tdt's coming was the stireat possible Indh ath?n of despera? tion and knowledge of defeat. He as? sarted that at a conference of the Booeew it paaple h. ld Thursday after? noon their most optimistic figuring ?how?d i KiMisevelt total of 7S votes short of the t.ssiiry r?40. Mate significant. *iowever. was the le of delegate figure-, which ac gOtn panted .Mr. M< Kinlcy*? statement ?the 594 delegate* which he listed In the Taft asdsjsjjsj included all ef the contested delegations. 64 In num? ber from Texas. Vl-glnla and Wash? ington, upon who"- ? 11. ? 11 a 11 o na I cornmltt? ? has ?*tlll to i? i<s \ it the same time rumors were current everywhere that the Taft ma? jority ->n fhe cu.ii Ittee had decided definitely to give T?ft e\Stf remain? ing vot*? within their pov er f rom the content? -itili pendln? before the com? mittee Karly In the evening It was explained that a m< re or less formid* able i in?aj* of the> najorltv Would be held before the pJgflH was oeei to adopt IIMi ss a definite policy. U th the Increasing detinitemss of these rumors rune an even more defi? nite decrease of sue h "peac e talk" as had softened the slt i atb?n to some ex? tent during the pre - ceding 24 hours. Expressions on tnah sides were dis? tinctly truculent. veil e I'?. prep ?< "tri- i shstphal ntr> f> in i andldate; hut h w -1.4 !???>)??? ;, ... .. _ ,| f?) Sen** '1 ? ? ? eapeik ??> < u pol.??.. ..... ug \ I SJggfl 111 b aden?. They expressed the opinion that such a procedure would he unwise and prohaldy would have effect** unite the opposite of those Intended i.\ ,ts |>r. poto-nts. These counsels prevailed. Arrangements h oi heen made for a iiimi no ? tin< to l.e held next Monday evening?the night before Uli con? vention in the great Auditorium theatre in l' ? - \e-!t*s he half with a lint e.f well known speakers It was <i d t -nicht that Koosevelt 'vo.ial be the only "pe eke-r on th it o<can>n. Whether he will he given oppor? tunity t ? gBjgjdJ hefore- the c inven? tion dep. mis altogether upor whether he desires t?? d<? se?. I.ven his bit? terest ? i>i'"Oent? here- OOfiOedi tonight tbit "o distinguished a kepuhliean. f .rno r'v nfSOtdilll Ol IMS United St.it*?. must he h - I< "imd by the na? tional convention e,f his party |g a pi o. sj the platform, it was m-t known tonight whether fid. lloosevelt w >uld think It expediert t?? attend the ? ?n\e ntlon In person. As f?ir Mr. T iff, his princ ipal riv il f ?r the nomination, gonodj here has a ser Ion ?* thought that he Will cenne tee Chi? ?So gSjdjOff mv e on? el\al?|e SOSV dltb?ns. In fa* t if I.-- he en positively nnnouneoel l.y th? pre-'elent that un? der no c ire urn star < ?s will he come ?o Ho- aasji sattoa, Whife\.r tfnir rleWS Sg the sub? ject Of Cg4 lloom Ve It S coIlling t?. the e >n\ention there SOg he Bjg douht that It has eaaaed i aredotiad sensation e.n the part not onl\ e.f the leaders of nil the ? mdldalu hm etf the dele* gaf.-e in tae- renk alid tile. All e.fhe-r talk sut-cbd while- all hands talked about Mr. i:.e-\.-n k rasnhsg la CHI* CSS". Cmjm thing thai happened during I he s/venjlng intorrnided eveg tin* talk iii.eeit RsjsssrveN'i trip Thai was the |4?*Ue ..le r fre?|M file- llOU*x>Vehl head anjsjvtt rs nl wlinl purported tee i>, a letter N MfOt leg M1 Klnlej of T efi i itMpalgn Ir*? f'haibs Canks. one e,f the logree djnleSjatel ?t Lira? fre.m Msi aiSSlppj .ate e| b) the n.itlo|)l| < e.UI Milttee ami I rsdHsd to l aft In Ibis p tter r.anks purp' i ? d le ?>e returning to Mr. Me Klfde > .1 ? ?II e.f tlMiRe-V g|? lueb <l to In th.- letter as "a few Imn dre ei gedlnrn*4 and referred la si ha\ imr i" ? m adi ineed to him h\ Ho Taft p. ..pie fnf "exneneef ?-f some of tie il. . * itei ireiMl Ml--H-lppi." Th?' T iff hill' 'U if one e- fe.e.k f I ? ?t ? of the h tter ind I'-4 e,K\ imii^ Impli . ?tie.n^ and If WM Mid that n Bints m? tit wo ibi he leaned Intel in ihs e\enlng. Such talk a* there was to? night About the matters Incidental or subsidiary t?> the main laaua showed little change. Obviously, as one lead? er put it, "'the tail goes with th,. hide." Wnoevef has ihg mejorlt) <?f th,' del? egates win control the temporary or? ganisation and probobly the commit tOS <'n credentials and resolutions. If it turne <>ut that the Tatt pe..pic have votes enough p? nominate, their slate preoumohly win go through to tue? ? see if the Rooesvell people hove tin- mnjorlt) Ihey claimed tonight? tiny would give no flgurei?they oan ti Miie Ihey own temporary chairman in?i otherwise orgontae the convention, < >io- of ths rumors lots todny w as that there had bOOfl overtures from 'to- Roosevelt to the La Follette peo pis in the form of an offer to join in the selection as temporary chairman of SOmS one tO he selected by Senator LuPolletti of his adherents. It is said that the i.i Pollette forces reject? ed the proposal. Hehlnd the conflict claims between the adherents of the leading candi? dates and the grim silence from the La Kollette camp there rose up a live? ly little show of hope?almost It might be described as confidence?In the lOWg delegation that out of the tur? moil would come at last the nomina? tion of tonntet Cummins. The Iowa men were nut claiming anything ex? cept that their senator and ex-go\er nor was 'the most nvallable man." In a statement inspired by Col. Koosevelt'? start for Chicago, PirectOf McKinley declared that his coming Is "an undeniable admission of defeat which the coming of Mr. Roosevelt will only make more certain." William J. Harnes. Jr.. of New York also Issued a statement concerning Mr. Itoooevelt'i coming, ? Cndlgnitled as it is. and impotent is it will prove to be." he declared. "Its chief Interest lies in its disclosure of that mania for power over which RooOOVelt has no control." Mr. Harnes says that Col. RoOOOVOll will go into the convention hall Itself "arid there attempt to control that conven? tion, demand to be heard in his own behalf, and if he is not permitted to do so, he will nevertheless continue his demonstrations under the In? fluence of the delusion that the peo? ple, whose voice he fancies he hears, are calling him to overturn all or? der. It Is a sad and humiliating spec? tacle to the American people." The reappearance of the compro? mise gossip called forth a lengthy statement from DtfOOtOf McKinley n which he charged the Roosevelt 'orecs with encouraging the compro? mise talk. "This Is an admission Of i patent fact?namely that Theodore loosevelt is a defeated candidate In I this convention." declared Mr. Mc? Kinley. Plans for demonstrations of various sorts to offset the arrival of Roose? velt tomorrow were discussed by the Taft leaders but no schema was adopted. It was practically decided to treat the presence of the colonel with silence and disdain, although the Taft reception committee which has begun the work of rounding up dele? gates and caring for them was urged to additional activity tomorrow. Asked why Col. RoOOOVOll had de? cided to come to Chicago. Senator Pixon. who had talked with the colo? nel over the telephone earlier In the day, said it was merely to expedite matters. "It Is very difficult In such a situa? tion SJ this to conduct negotiations over the telephone." said Senator Dtxon, "He Is coming here to be In touch and to aid us in lighting t>. men wh< WOUld steal the nomination away from the Republicans of the count? >. MWni he ssked t" com,, because it Was i|e.-no d a crisis had arrived which demand his presence In older to SOVf the situation V" Mr. Dlxon WU1 asked. "Then Is apparentl) a good aised rhrti when one considers the thievery of the national committee in over? riding tie win ,,f the sovereign state.-, in their choice "f delegates to tins convention," the sin.nor replied. W ill Col. RoOOe*. ell go to Jh. li ' - t lonal < onventlon " "I don't believe Manager McKlnlej of tin T.ift campaign vviii give Mr. Roosevelt a ticket, and I am sure the *ergeunt-at-arini would not admit him without one," said the senutor. The Rooeevelt inanngoi smiled as he Spoke. It was subsequent!) learned that Col, Rooeevelt Is expected to remain In CttlCUgO until I he close of the con vent Ion and that he plans to appear in the convention and may get an op port unit) to address the convention in his own behalf, such a develop? ment, unprecedented In every essen? tial, undoubtedly would furnish ma lerlttl for a sensational demonstra? tion. News of tn,- colonel's coming kin? dled enthusiasm in the regular after noon meeting of the Roosevelt dele gab it the Congress hotel, William Plynn of Penn ylvanlu, who presided, urged the delegates to set out .mil drag nie vir. Roosevelt's hendqiwr U rs any of Ihe w tvel Ing Taft nVh Th,. gut her Ing developed into m ? \ perlenes nutting und was add rowed by leveral of the Roosevelt contest? ing delegates from Southern States who had been unseated by the na? tional committee. in the meantime there was equal Activity In tin- other camp. All day today John C, B versin, aide t.? i>i rector McKinley, labored mightily preparing for tin- opening of a Taft reception room on the second floor of the headquarters hotel, the same floor th it is partly occupied by the Roose? velt boosters' headquarters. The Taft forces will occupy the presidential suite and all day tomorrow Taft tally meetings with prominent Taft sup? porters as speakers will alternate with the blaring Of two hands while the Speakers res-. Bvereln has planned a "oontlnuoue performance" throughout the day and evening and as the dele? gates come in and are registered at Taft headquarters they will be ee forted downstairs to the meeting room to come under the influence of the speeches and music. Just opposite the Taft room the Roosevelt registration office and re? ception room for delegates Is located. Sandwiched In between the two big quarters Is the Cummins bureau where Senator Kenyon presides. HARRISON BANDERS REINSTAT? ED, Munster Roy. Dismissed for "Inepti? tude." Cnn stand Exugftlnntton for Kcmimission to Anno polls. Washington. June 13, ? Following a call from Senators Tiliman and Smith ;ind Congressman Lever upon the president this morning in behalf "f the appointment of former Midship? men W. H, Sanders to the Naval academy, the navy department this evening notified Mr. Lever that B per nit will he granted to young San? ders to take the examination for ad? mission to the Navel academy Saun? ders was dismissed from the academy last \ear upon the mound of inepti? tude for the naval service, Th,. ( harge was that he was refractory and not amenable to discipline. He has fought his case with a degree of pug? nacity and optimism seldom witness? ed in a hoy of his age. immediately upon his dismissal he took the case up with Representative Lever, who re appointed him to the vacancy which his dismissal created. Tlu- superin? tendent of the academy refused to pass favorably upon his nomination. This was in September of last year. Young Sounders did not despair, hut came to Washington With the open? ing of congress and has been here SVery day since, fighting for an op? portunity to pro\ e by his future con? duct that his dismissal WOtf not justi? fied by the circumstances, This morning the s< natura, with Mr. Lever and Mr. Sat nders, made a strong appeal to the president. The president Immediately called Into the conference Assistant Secretary Win? throp, who has been standing with Mr. Lever and Mr. Saunders through? out the tight, ami the final result is that Sounders is reinst ited, not to his former place, hut is given the right to take the initial examination, the tight which he was making . Speaking of the case, Mr. Lever says: it is one <>f the most remarkable cases I have ever seen. He has in him every element of a tighter, and mentally he is a genius. When every? thing seemed hopeless he was opti? mistic, i am proud of tins victory, both for him and tor the state, and I do not hesitate to say that except for his own optimism and the strong support of Senators Tiliman and Smith I do not believe we could have won this light. 1 am proud Of this hoy. and I am sure the State in the years to come will feel equully proud "f ( him." Mr. Saunders is from Sumter ? .uni? ty. woman Acct si:i> or in M.in i*. N'egrcMM Heid at Florence on charge of \iempiinu io Roh a Traveling Man. Florence, June 13,?There have been a number <?! complaints recent? ly <>i holdups itbi ut i he neighbor It.I of th<' old passenger depot. which is on a curve of the Charleston toad, ami Just where a number of men lump from the train)1 us they stop at the Church street crossing at night, List night th.' holders up g*?t hold of lhi wrong one, c, r llulley, n travel? ing man. ( ne of two women ran against him. and he struck her. She fought hack and slashed him with t knife, but he gathered hei In and de? livered h?r to the police, On exam? ination it Was found that his pocket i.k rtnd valuables were gone, so ho got the police to return and search th.- place, Tiny found the pocket book cut open and went ;<t once to a hous? when th. \ thought likely lhal Ihey would Und the mate to the wom? an in ia|l, ami tin \ recovered the mom v on 'ondlllon of no prosecution. Th. other w.ui an. Ha rah Olggs, in i.iii on tin- ' harpc of hlghw i\ rob? ber j she has been 'her. often be? fore. BENEFIT OF SEABOARD. Florence Count) Farmer* Reu ping Direct Profil from Seaboard srr \ lee, Fl< rence Times. The Chamber of Commerce hui proved its worth t<? the commun'ty and this section ol the state b) curing a concession from the rallroadi tiiat i- worth a lot to tin- truckers, not only of this vic inity, t? ut of tv ii whole lection of the st.tt.-. Some time ago an effort was made to get the rallroadi to handle less than 300 busheli of truck to a car, a minimum ?hlpment, as it Is known in railroad parlance, for which cars could !><? Iced, but the Chamber was told that a contract that had been entered Into by tin- railroad would not permit it. The concession has been granted and truckers in all sections of this country get the benefit, ami it i> a great one especially for the new and the small truc k sections, where the people are just about to get a foothold. This is due very largely to the fact that We have two roads here now. and it is not the only instance of the good that w.? can derive, and are deriving from the competition. We are going to have rates lore soon that will en aid., the business men of this city to do buslnesi on a very much broader scale than they have ever done he lore-. We are goimr to win out and make Florence a jobbing center and you can mark that down. Coixmed a Horse, Florence Times. Mr. w. E. Langston, one <?f the rural policemen, and one of tht> most active on the* force, had the misfor? tune to lose a tim horse recently, and there is every reason to believe that some one put poison in the stahle for the horse, Several horse men arc convinced of it. and if it is so it can he no one except one who had reason to f?ar. or to resent Mr. Langston's tctlvlty against the law breakers in the county. WELL DESERVED. The Praise That Comes From Thank? ful Booster People. One kidney remedy never fails. Bumter People rely upon it. That remedy is Poan's Kidney Pills. Bumter testimony proves it al? ways reliable. E. T. Windham. 2? E. Calhoun street. Sumter. S. C, says: "1 am confident that Doan's Kidney Pills are an excellent kidney medicine and act just as represented. My kidneys did not do their work regularly and I wai annoyed by too frequent pass? ages of the secreti ?n. There was lam.*: ess. soreness and pain in the small of my hack and I had other symptoms of kidney complaint. 1 ?oan's Kidney Pills, which I got at China's l>ruu Store entirely relieved me and acted as a tonic to my sys? tem." For sale by all dealers. Trice 50 cents. Foster-MUburn Co., Buffalo, New York, sole agents for the 1'nited States. Remember the name?I>oan"s? and take no other._No. 20 Live Stock Insurance Insure your Horses, Mules and Cattle from death from any cause, in the Standard Live Stock Insurance Company, with W. A.Brown, Agent. At the Old, Reliable Clothing Bton of the D. J. Chandler Clothing Co. Phone 106. 3-30-ltaw AnrntiA fending ft *ketrh ?nd description urn? Altiehlf MGSrtSln cur op-mem free whether am itivetiti'Xi i? probably patent?Mo. Cotntnunic* . . . ?.tu. ?)*.-?.??nv?u.Hui. 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That Sumter is making substantial progress rs abundantly evidenced by the following facts: tl) The Seaboard Air Line is beJng graded to within one mile of city. (2) The pipes of the new Gas plant are being laid throughout the city. (3) Two new Rank and Office buildings are being constructed. (4) New Hotel of one hundred rooms being erected. (5) Six new Stores going up on Main treet. (8) Handsome new buildings being erected by Methodist and Jewish congregations. (7) Several handsome Brick Residences being erected, in addition to a number of smaller dwellings throughout the city. Investments in real estate made with judgment, in a growing city are the surest and most profitable investments to be had. We are offering some good propositions in business property. Write for list of offerings. CliYSBOPERTY T% T% T> ~ 1 ~ /"^ _ REAL ESTATE LOANS FARMS M K Kaiser f .f* MORTGAGES ANO timber lano av# l,tl?va KJX?* investments 261-2 N. Main St. RFAL WTAWB dealers. Sumter, S. C. R. b. 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Seaside Excursion Rates VIA ATLANTIC COAST LINE RAI The Standard Railroad of the South Ten-Day Rates. sohl ?ach Saturday (June let lo .\wg. leth Inclusive) to 1>1?? of Palms and suiihan's Lsbind, s. c. limited reach original start* mg point 1?' days from, but m?t Including date ef sale Sold each Thursday iMny Seth 10 Aug. IStti inclusive! to Wilmington and WrlghtHVllle Beach, n. ?'.. limited to reach ov.c Inal starting point not later than midnight second Monde) fel* lowing date of sale. Wilmington, n. i'.?Wrlghtsvllle Bench. n. and return $" Oe. r.?r further information call on local Ticket Agent, or address T. C. WHITE, General Passenger Agent, Wilmington. N. C.